Astrological treatise, [circa 1575-1600].

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11394892

Description

Title
Astrological treatise, [circa 1575-1600].
Abstract

Manuscript, on paper, in cursive script, produced in England during the late sixteenth century

The text claims to be the Book of Virtue which the Angel Raphael gave to Adam, with Solomon's Hebrew additions. The work consists of seven treatises: 1) Clavis, 2) virtues of stones, herbs and beasts, 3) Tractatus thimiamatum, 4) Treatise of time, 5) Treatise of Cleanness, 6) Samaym, and 7) Book of Virtue

Description
In English.
Includes two staffs of music on f. 1r.
Incipit: "In the name of allmyghtie God livinge trewe & everlasting and without all end, wch ys said Cephar razyell with all his portenaunce in wch be 7 treatises complete."
With astrological signs in margins.
Binding: limp vellum.
Provenance
Gift of James M. Osborn, 1967.
Extent
1 30 cm. x 21 cm. vol. (33 ff.) ;
Extent of Digitization
This object has been completely digitized.
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
Osborn fa7
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Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Early works to 1800
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Resource Type
unspecified
Subject (Geographic)
England
Subject (Topic)
Astrology
Manuscripts
Subjects
Astrology > Manuscripts
Astrology > England > Early works to 1800
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library

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Citation
Astrological Treatise. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Identifiers

Catalog Record
9385845
Object ID (OID)
11394892

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